JP2013114470A - Detachable coin storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simultaneously, quickly and surely perform recovery and replenishment work of stored coins while leaving any necessary number of coins without the need of switching holding of a device during detachment work from a coin processing device body.SOLUTION: A detachable coin storage device is formed by forming a portion above the height of the number of coins to be left as change in a back surface of a coin storage cylinder by using a rear tube body which is a lid body covering the back surface of the coin storage cylinder so as to be openable and closable, and a portion up to the height of the number of coins to be left as change in the back surface of the coin storage cylinder by using a rear auxiliary tube. In a boundary portion with the rear tube body for each cylindrical part in the rear auxiliary tube, a pair of slits are provided. The pair of slits are arranged so as to guide sliding to a back surface side of one coin at the highest order of the coins to be left as change, and so as to lock the coin at a back surface side opening when the coin at the highest order slides by forming a width of the opening smaller than an outer diameter of the coin at the highest order. Further, a closing operation of the rear tube body releases the locking of the coin at the highest order.

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin storage device that can be attached to and detached from a coin processing device mounted inside equipment such as a vending machine, a change machine, and a service device, and in particular, removes other coins from the coin storage device while leaving a necessary number of pieces. Regarding technology.

  Generally, inside a vending machine, a change machine, a service device, etc., a coin that discriminates the authenticity of input coins and sorts and stores the correct coins by denomination and then pays out the sorted and stored coins as change. A processing device is installed.

  A detachable coin storage device (hereinafter referred to as a coin storage device) mounted on the coin processing device is detachable from the coin processing device, and stores a plurality of coins that are stacked by type of coin. A storage section is provided.

  The coin storage device mainly includes a plurality of straight and parallel coin storage tubes for loading and storing coins falling from the coin sorting device, and a coin storage tube so as to close a lower portion of the coin storage device. A coin base that is fixed to the lower area of the coin with a screw or the like, and a payout that is slidably supported between the lower end of the coin storage cylinder and the coin base, and draws out coins at the bottom of all the coin storage cylinders one by one. And a latch mechanism that locks or releases the upper part of the coin storage device to the housing, and a handle formed on the front of the coin storage device for inserting and hooking a finger at the time of removal and mounting. Further, it has (Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-63640, etc.).

The coin processing device having such a coin storage device operates the latch mechanism to release the coupling between the housing and the coin storage device, so that the coin storage device is kept in a state where the coin processing device is disposed in the device. Can be removed.
Then, the coin storage device detached from the housing can quickly and easily collect the stored coins by expanding the cover that constitutes the back surface of the coin storage cylinder and is openable and closable.

By the way, in equipment such as a vending machine equipped with the coin processing device, it is necessary to periodically replenish goods, collect coins and coins, and replenish change.
In particular, when collecting and replenishing stored coins, after collecting all the coins stored in the coin storage cylinder of the coin storage device detached from the housing, it is suitable for the installation location of equipment such as vending machines equipped with coin processing devices. It is necessary to count the number of changed coins and refill the coin storage cylinder again.
In these operations, it is necessary to quickly and surely collect stored coins and replenish change.

In order to facilitate the collection of residual coins in the coin storage cylinder and the replenishment of change coins, the applicant shall use the back side of the coin storage cylinder as the boundary for the height of the number of coins to be left as change. A technology has been developed in which the lower part is formed of the apparatus main body and the upper part is formed of a lid, so that coins can be collected while leaving an arbitrary required number (Patent Document 2: JP 2010-146314 A). .
However, in the technique of the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, there is a risk that the coin storage device may fall down to a coin that is desired to remain as a change due to the tilting of the coin storage device, and there is a problem in certainty.

Further, the coin storage device is tilted with the coin collection auxiliary tool fitted in the coin storage tube and the lid of the coin storage tube is closed, and only the coins stacked above the coin collection auxiliary device are stored. A technique has been developed in which coins can be recovered while leaving any desired number of sheets by discharging from the upper opening (Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-146178).
However, in the technique of the above-mentioned Patent Document 3, it is possible to efficiently perform the operations of coin collection and replenishment, but it is necessary to prepare a separate part called a coin collection auxiliary tool, which is complicated. In addition, when the coin storage device is knocked down vigorously, there is still a possibility that the coin that is desired to remain as change will be dropped.

In addition, a technique is disclosed that prevents a coin that is desired to remain as change when the coin storage device is turned upside down by operating a pressing member provided on the coin storage cylinder to pressurize and hold the side surface of the coin. (Patent Document 4: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-333118)
However, in the technique of the above-mentioned Patent Document 4, since an operation at a location different from the location used at the time of the detachment operation of the coin storage portion is necessary, an operation for changing the detached coin storage device is added. There is a risk that troubles such as accidentally dropping the coin storage device may occur.

Further, the present applicant, within the range of the detaching operation of the coin storage device, makes the fall prevention lever protrude inside the coin storage cylinder, locks the movement of the lever, and stores the coins loaded and stored below the lever. The technique which prevents a fall is developed (patent document 5: Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-243825).
However, in the technique of the above-mentioned patent document 5, since another component called a fall prevention lever is newly provided, the configuration of the apparatus becomes complicated and the number of components increases. Moreover, there is a possibility that the coins loaded and stored downward from the lever may fall before the lever protrudes due to the inclination of the coin storage device.

JP 2002-63640 A JP 2010-146314 A JP 2010-146178 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-333118 Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-243825

  Therefore, in view of the above-described circumstances, the present invention is intended to change the collection of stored coins leaving an arbitrary required number without using a special separate part and during detachment work from the coin processing apparatus main body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin storage device that can prevent a falling coin from falling and can quickly and surely perform coin collection and replenishment operations without being required.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the rear surface of the coin storage cylinder is formed with a rear tube body which is a lid body that covers the back surface of the coin storage cylinder so as to be openable and closable above the height of the number of coins left as change. At the height corresponding to the number of coins to be left as change, a rear auxiliary tube is formed, and a pair of slits are provided at each boundary portion of the rear auxiliary tube with the rear tube main body for each of the cylindrical portions, The pair of slits guides the sliding of the uppermost coin of the coin left as change when the detachable coin storage device is tilted to the back side, and the back side opening. The width of the uppermost coin is formed to be smaller than the outer diameter of the uppermost coin and disposed so as to be locked at the opening when the uppermost coin is slid. Top coin clerk So that to release the.

  The rear auxiliary tube may be provided so as to be detachable from the apparatus main body.

  According to such a configuration, when the apparatus main body is tilted in a state where the rear tube main body which is a lid is expanded at the time of coin recovery, the uppermost coin of the coin to be left as change is guided to the slit portion. It functions as a lid that is held in the opening on the back side of the slit portion and serves as an obstacle to the falling of coins loaded and stored below the uppermost coin. Then, the coin serving as the lid is pushed back into the coin storage cylinder by the operation of closing the rear tube main body, is accumulated and stored in the correct position, and can be paid out again as change.

  Furthermore, since a series of operations for collecting coins can be performed without removing the coin storage device from the coin processing device main body during the detaching operation, without using a special separate part, Collecting and replenishing stored coins leaving any required number of sheets can be performed simultaneously and quickly.

  If the split part of the cylindrical part having the slit part is formed with a rear auxiliary tube and the rear auxiliary tube is made detachable from the apparatus main body, the rear auxiliary tube and the rear tube main body are exchanged as a set, and automatic It is also possible to change the number of change sets according to the location of the vending machine.

The perspective view which mainly shows the structure of the back side of the coin storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the state which expanded the rear tube main body in FIG. The disassembled perspective view which mainly shows the structure of the back side of the coin storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the structure of the rear auxiliary tube which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which mainly shows the structure of the front side of a coin storage cylinder. The X partial enlarged view in FIG. 5A. The perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the coin in FIG. The perspective view which shows the state which tilted the coin storage apparatus in FIG. 6, and dropped the excess coin. The Y partial enlarged view in FIG. 7A. The perspective view which shows a mode that the rear-tube main body is obstruct | occluded in FIG. 7A. The Z partial enlarged view in FIG. 8A.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a coin storage device according to the present invention will be described in detail.
First, the configuration of the coin storage device will be described.

  A coin storage device 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a coin storage cylinder 2 composed of a plurality of cylindrical parts 21 to 25 provided in a straight line and in parallel for loading and storing coins falling from a coin sorting part (not shown). The apparatus main body 3, the rear tube main body 4, the rear auxiliary tube 5, and the coin base 6 are configured. In this embodiment, the coin storage cylinder 2 is loaded and stored with 10 yen coins, 50 yen coins, 10 yen coins, 100 yen coins, and 500 yen coins in the cylindrical portions 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, respectively. Is provided.

The apparatus main body 3 includes a housing and constitutes a part of the front side and the back side of each cylindrical portion 21 to 25 of the coin storage cylinder 2.
On the other hand, the back side of each cylindrical portion 21 to 25 of the coin storage cylinder 2 is composed of the divided rear tube body 4 and the rear auxiliary tube 5, and the number of coins to be left as change at the lower back side of the cylindrical portions 23 and 24. The parts up to the height are integrally formed by the rear auxiliary tube 5, and the other parts are integrally formed by the rear tube body 4. Here, the height of the rear auxiliary tube 5 corresponds to the height of 50 10-yen coins in the cylindrical portion 23, and corresponds to the height of 25 100-yen coins in the cylindrical portion 24. .

And in the boundary part of the rear tube main body 4 and the rear auxiliary tube 5 in the cylindrical parts 23 and 24, the notch parts 51a and 51b are respectively provided in the back side of each upper end in the cylindrical parts 23 and 24 of the rear auxiliary tube 5. Forming. The widths of the notches 51a and 51b are narrower than the coin outer diameters of the respective denominations loaded and stored in the cylindrical portions 23 and 24, and the heights of the notches 51a and 51b are equivalent to one coin. It is provided so as to be approximately the same as the height of.
Further, substantially U-shaped recesses 52a and 52b are formed at the centers of the notches 51a and 51b, respectively.

  On the other hand, at the boundary between the rear tube main body 4 and the rear auxiliary tube 5 in the cylindrical portions 23 and 24, the rear tube main body 4 has protrusions 41a and 41b facing the notches 51a and 51b and the recesses 52a and 52b. And substantially inverted U-shaped convex portions 42a and 42b are formed, the notches 51a and 51b are fitted into the protruding portions 41a and 41b, and the concave portions 52a and 52b are fitted into the convex portions 42a and 42b. The rear tube body 4 and the rear auxiliary tube 5 are integrally connected.

  The coin base 6 is fixed to the lower region of the coin storage cylinder 2 with a screw or the like so as to close the lower portion of the coin storage device 1.

  In addition, on the front side of the coin storage device 1, an operation portion of a latch mechanism (not shown) for locking or releasing the upper portion of the coin storage device 1 to a coin processing device main body (not shown) and a finger at the time of detaching and mounting are provided. It has a handle hole (not shown) for inserting and hooking, and by arranging the operation part of the latch mechanism and the handle hole so that it can be gripped with one hand, it can be operated with only one hand, The coin storage device 1 can be attached to or detached from a coin processing device main body (not shown).

  The rear tube body 4 is a lid that covers the coin storage cylinder 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 2, a shaft portion 31 formed at the lower portion of the device body 3 and a shaft portion 43 provided on the rear tube body 4. Is rotatably supported with respect to the apparatus main body 3. As in the prior art, when attaching the shaft portion 43 of the rear tube body 4 to the shaft portion 31, the elasticity of the arm portion 44 having the shaft portion 43 at the tip (such as the elastic restoring force of the resin material) is used. Is.

  And in the state which has closed the rear tube main body 4, the peripheral surface of each cylindrical part 21-25 which accommodates the coin of the coin storage cylinder 2 is used for the inner peripheral wall surface 32 of the apparatus main body 3, and the rear tube main body 4. Coins that are constituted by the inner peripheral wall surface 45 and the inner peripheral wall surface 53 of the rear auxiliary tube 5 and in which the rear tube main body 4 is expanded, of the stored coins in the coin storage cylinder 2 do not remain as change. A substantially half of the outer peripheral surface on the back side is exposed from the coin storage device 1 (see FIG. 6 and the like).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to collect the stored coins not only from the upper end of the coin storage cylinder 2 but also from the back side, so that the stored coins can be recovered easily and quickly.

On the other hand, the rear auxiliary tube 5 is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 3.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of tongue-like attachment portions 54 extending toward the front side are provided on the left and right edges of the cylindrical portions 23 and 24 of the rear auxiliary tube 5. A claw portion 55 is formed at the tip of each attachment portion 54. In this embodiment, five attachment portions 54 are provided as the rear auxiliary tube 5 as a whole.

  And when attaching the rear auxiliary tube 5, in the apparatus main body 3, between the cylindrical part 22 and the cylindrical part 23, between the cylindrical part 23 and the cylindrical part 24, and between the cylindrical part 24 and the cylindrical part 25, Each attachment portion 54 is fitted and inserted into each formed insertion hole 33, and as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, each claw portion 55 is attached to each attachment portion 34 provided on the front side of the coin storage cylinder 2 in the apparatus main body 3. It is locked and fixed.

  When the rear auxiliary tube 5 is provided as a separate part as in this embodiment, the rear tube main body and the rear auxiliary tube are treated as a set. For example, the cylindrical portion 23 corresponds to a height of 60 10-yen coins, In the cylindrical portion 24, it is possible to replace the rear auxiliary tube corresponding to the height of 40 100-yen coins with a rear tube main body that can be fitted to the rear auxiliary tube.

  Thus, by providing the rear auxiliary tube 5 as a separate part, the number of coins to be left as change can be set corresponding to the location.

  The rear auxiliary tube 5 can also be provided integrally with the apparatus main body 3.

  In the present embodiment, the rear auxiliary tube 5 is formed integrally with the two cylindrical portions 23 and 24, but may be provided separately for each cylindrical portion, and all the cylindrical portions 21 to 21 may be provided. It is also possible to provide the rear auxiliary tube integrally or divided so as to correspond to 25 respectively.

  Here, the configuration of the boundary portion between the rear tube main body 4 and the rear auxiliary tube 5 in the coin storage cylinder 2 will be described in more detail.

  As described above, the rear auxiliary tube 5 is formed with notches 51a and 51b that are as high as one coin and narrower than the outer diameter of the coins to be stored. In other words, the uppermost coin among the coins to be left as change can be slightly slid to the back side when a part of the coin enters (see FIG. 7B and the like).

  And as shown in FIG. 4, a pair of hook parts 56a and 56a are formed in the upper end in the cylindrical part 23 of the rear auxiliary tube 5 from the right-and-left edge part in the cylindrical part 23 toward the notch part 51a. The hooks 56a and 56a are formed so as to cover the left and right parts of the upper surface of the coin when the uppermost coin among the coins left as change in the cylindrical portion 23 slides to the back side.

  Further, a pair of inclined surfaces 57a and 57a are formed between the left and right hook portions 56a and 56a and the lower surface of the cutout portion 51a to guide the top coin among the coins left as change to slide backward. The hook portions 56a and 56a, the cutout portion 51a, and the inclined surfaces 57a and 57a constitute a pair of slits 58a and 58a.

  On the other hand, a pair of hook portions 56b and 56b are formed on the upper end of the cylindrical portion 24 of the rear auxiliary tube 5 from the left and right edge portions of the cylindrical portion 24 toward the cutout portion 51b. Similar to the hook portions 56a and 56a, the hook portions 56b and 56b cover the left and right parts of the upper surface of the coin when the uppermost coin among the coins left as change in the cylindrical portion 24 slides to the back side. It is formed in a manner.

  In addition, a pair of inclined surfaces 57b and 57b are formed between the left and right hook portions 56b and 56b and the lower surface of the cutout portion 51b to guide the uppermost coin among the coins left as change to slide backward. The hook portions 56b and 56b, the cutout portion 51b, and the inclined surfaces 57b and 57b constitute a pair of slits 58b and 58b.

  Next, in the coin storage device 1 of the present invention configured as described above, the operation of each component at the time of coin recovery will be described together with a series of operations when recovering coins stored in the coin storage device 1.

  First, while holding an operation portion of a latch mechanism (not shown) provided in front of the coin storage device 1 and a handle hole (not shown) with one hand, the latch mechanism is released, and the coin storage device 1 is not shown. Remove from the processor body.

And the rear tube main body 4 is expanded with the other hand, with the state in which the coin storage device 1 is held with one hand. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, approximately half of the outer peripheral surface of the coin that is not left as change out of the stored coins in the coin storage cylinder 2 is exposed from the coin storage device 1.
In addition, when the rear tube main body 4 is expanded, if the coin storage device 1 is slightly tilted to the front side, coins in the coin storage cylinder 2 can be prevented from dropping unexpectedly.

  Next, when the coin storage device 1 is tilted to the back side with the rear tube main body 4 expanded, the excess coins stored above the rear auxiliary tube 5 fall, so that the prepared illustrations are prepared. The coins are collected by dropping the coins into a collection bag.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 7A, only the coin whose rear side is covered by the rear auxiliary tube 5 is left in the coin storage cylinder 2.

  In the cylindrical portion 23, as shown in FIG. 7B, the uppermost coin M among the coins left as change in the cylindrical portion 23 slightly slides back along the slits 58a and 58a. Since the width dimension of the notch 51a is smaller than the outer diameter of the coin M, the coin M is locked at the position shown in FIG. 7B.

  On the other hand, in the cylindrical part 24, as shown in FIG. 7B, the uppermost coin M ′ among the coins left as change in the cylindrical part 24 slightly slides back along the slits 58b and 58b. Since the width dimension of the notch 51b is smaller than the outer diameter of the coin M ', the coin M' is locked at the position shown in FIG. 7B.

  The coin M and the coin M ′ are partially covered by the hook portions 56a and 56a and the hook portions 56b and 56b, enter the slits 58a and 58a and the slits 58b and 58b, and open the upper opening in the rear auxiliary tube 5. Since it serves as a lid for closing, the coin storage device 1 is further tilted upside down, and it is stored in the rear auxiliary tube 5 even if it tries to collect the coins in the cylindrical portions 21, 22, 25 that are not left as change. It is possible to prevent accidental falling of the used coins.

  Thereafter, when the coin storage device 1 is mounted again on a coin processing device (not shown), the operation of closing the rear tube body 4 as shown in FIG. 8A causes the rear tube body 4 to be closed as shown in FIG. 8B. The convex portions 42a, 42b are returned to the correct positions in the cylindrical portions 23, 24 by pushing the coins M, M ′ (see FIG. 7B, etc.) in the locked state to the front side.

  Thus, the coin storage device of the present invention is the highest coin among the coins left as change when the device main body is tilted to the back side with the rear tube main body, which is a lid, expanded when collecting coins. However, it is guided by the slit portion and held in the opening on the back side of the slit portion, and serves as a lid that obstructs the falling of the coins loaded and stored below the uppermost coin. Then, the coin serving as the lid is pushed back into the coin storage cylinder by the operation of closing the rear tube main body, is accumulated and stored in the correct position, and can be paid out again as change.

Furthermore, the series of operations for collecting coins can be performed without having to change the coin storage device in the detaching operation from the coin processing device main body.
Therefore, it is possible to quickly and surely collect and replenish the stored coins leaving an arbitrary required number without using any special separate parts.

  If the split part of the cylindrical part having the slit part is formed with a rear auxiliary tube and the rear auxiliary tube is made detachable from the apparatus main body, the rear auxiliary tube and the rear tube main body are exchanged as a set, and automatic It is also possible to change the number of change sets according to the location of the vending machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin storage apparatus 2 Coin storage cylinder 21 Cylinder part 22 Cylinder part 23 Cylinder part 24 Cylinder part 25 Cylinder part 3 Apparatus main body (housing | casing)
31 Shaft portion 32 Inner peripheral wall surface 33 Insertion hole 34 Mounted portion 4 Rear tube body (lid)
41 Protruding portion 42 Protruding portion 43 Shaft portion 44 Arm portion 45 Inner peripheral wall surface 5 Rear auxiliary tube 51 Notch portion 52 Recessed portion 53 Inner peripheral wall surface 54 Mounting portion 55 Claw portion 56 Hook portion 57 Inclined surface 58 Slit 6 Coin base

Claims (2)

It can be detachably attached to the coin processing device via a latch mechanism having an operation unit on the front of the device,
In order to store coins, it has a coin storage cylinder composed of a plurality of cylindrical portions provided in a straight line and in parallel.
The front side of the coin storage cylinder is formed by the apparatus body,
The back side of the coin storage cylinder is formed with a rear tube body that is a lid that covers the back of the coin storage cylinder so that it can be opened and closed above the height of the number of coins left as change, and the number of coins left as change In the detachable coin storage device formed with the rear auxiliary tube,
In each of the rear auxiliary tubes, each of the one cylindrical portion has a pair of slits at the boundary with the rear tube body,
The pair of slits guides the sliding of the uppermost coin of the coin left as change when the detachable coin storage device is tilted to the back side, and the back side opening. The width of the uppermost coin is formed to be smaller than the outer diameter and disposed so as to be locked at the opening when the uppermost coin slides,
Further, the detachable coin storage device is characterized in that the uppermost coin is unlocked by the operation of closing the rear tube main body.   The detachable coin storage device according to claim 1, wherein the rear auxiliary tube is detachable from the device main body.

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